Rosemary Hunter
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Rosemary Hunter is an Australia
n academic who has been at Kent Law School
since 2006 http://www.kent.ac.uk/law/research/profiles/hunter.html. She is a former Dean
of the Griffith law school
.
In 1998, Hunter and Helen McKelvie were commissioned to produce a report named Equality of Opportunity for Women at the Victorian Bar http://www.vicbar.com.au/vicbar_oral/raising_the_bar_milestones.asp. The report resulted in the formation of a working group to address systemic discrimination at the Bar.
Hunter is also a feminist who has written books such as Indirect Discrimination in the Workplace. In this work she argued that many apparently neutral employer policies effectively disadvantage women and people from minority groups. For example, a height requirement for security guards would effectively exclude many women and Asians.
Hunter was also a vocal supporter of Di Fingleton, during her imprisonment for the offence of intimidation of a witness
. Fingleton's conviction was later overturned by the High Court of Australia
.
Hunter is a supporter of affirmative action
for women. She has undertaken a number of funded research projects and research consultancies in the field of family law and procedure http://www.griffithreview.com/contributors/userprofile/Hunter_Rosemary.html.
Previously, Hunter was a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Melbourne
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n academic who has been at Kent Law School
University of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
since 2006 http://www.kent.ac.uk/law/research/profiles/hunter.html. She is a former Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the Griffith law school
Griffith Law School
The Griffith Law School is a school of Griffith University. The School is spread across three campuses throughout Queensland, Brisbane and the Gold Coast Campus. The Griffith Law School is noted for maintaining a culture of social justice and for its high quality.The Australian government ranks...
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In 1998, Hunter and Helen McKelvie were commissioned to produce a report named Equality of Opportunity for Women at the Victorian Bar http://www.vicbar.com.au/vicbar_oral/raising_the_bar_milestones.asp. The report resulted in the formation of a working group to address systemic discrimination at the Bar.
Hunter is also a feminist who has written books such as Indirect Discrimination in the Workplace. In this work she argued that many apparently neutral employer policies effectively disadvantage women and people from minority groups. For example, a height requirement for security guards would effectively exclude many women and Asians.
Hunter was also a vocal supporter of Di Fingleton, during her imprisonment for the offence of intimidation of a witness
Witness
A witness is someone who has firsthand knowledge about an event, or in the criminal justice systems usually a crime, through his or her senses and can help certify important considerations about the crime or event. A witness who has seen the event first hand is known as an eyewitness...
. Fingleton's conviction was later overturned by the High Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and the final court of appeal in Australia. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States, and...
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Hunter is a supporter of affirmative action
Affirmative action
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...
for women. She has undertaken a number of funded research projects and research consultancies in the field of family law and procedure http://www.griffithreview.com/contributors/userprofile/Hunter_Rosemary.html.
Previously, Hunter was a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
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